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On the EastSidenew

With the Kickstarter campaign for “EastSiders” complete, Kit Williamson wants to make the web series bigger and better than ever.

Jackson Free Press | Zack Orsborn | 05-22-2014 | LGBT

HRC: Why LGBT Moves Like Waveland's Are Vitalnew

Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign and at the microphone, is a southerner and hopes to bring equality to Mississippi and other southern states.

Jackson Free Press | Haley Ferretti | 05-22-2014 | LGBT

Casinos, LGBTs Still Allied in Face of SB 2681new

MGM Resorts, which owns the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, will remain committed to workplace equality despite a Mississippi law that many say is discriminatory.

Jackson Free Press | R.L. Nave | 05-22-2014 | LGBT

AFA Bearing False Witness Against Businesses?new

This past week, the American Family Association put out an "action item" that accuses the "We Don't Discriminate" campaign of being ... discriminatory.

Jackson Free Press | Todd Stauffer | 05-16-2014 | LGBT

Marriage Equality Comes to Arkansasnew

A state court overturns Arkansas's same-sex marriage ban.

Arkansas Times | Max Brantley, David Koon, David Ramsey and Leslie Newell Peacock | 05-14-2014 | LGBT

Tags: Arkansas Gay Marriage, Arkansas Marriage Equality

Lesbian marriage recognition extended in Indiananew

Chief Judge Richard Young of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana on Wednesday extended the preliminary injunction ordered to protect recognition of a lesbian couple's out-of-state marriage as one of the women, Niki Quasney, continues treatment for late-stage cancer.

NUVO | NUVO Editors | 05-08-2014 | LGBT

How LGBTQ Supporters Are Working to Bring Change to Mississippinew

Mississippi's public outcry began with a quiet effort to give businesses the right to refuse service to LGBTQ customers.

Jackson Free Press | Haley Ferretti | 05-02-2014 | LGBT

Tags: Mississippi LGBT

Lance Bass on God, Being Gay and Loving His Sweet Mamanew

Two years after I graduated from high school in 2004, Lance Bass came out of the closet on the cover of People Magazine. His revelation struck a chord for me not just because he was a celebrity, as one-fifth of the world-famous pop group 'N Sync, but because he was from Clinton, Miss. As far as I knew growing up, there were no gay people in Clinton.

Jackson Free Press | Kit Williamson | 05-01-2014 | LGBT

Discrimination Isn’t ‘Religious Freedom’new

You do not have religious freedom if every single American doesn't have it, too, including those you believe are heathens and sinners.

Jackson Free Press | Donna Ladd | 05-01-2014 | LGBT

Random Acts of Lovenew

I've long maintained that I don't care for public displays of affection. I've said it countless times to two long-term boyfriends, a few suitors and my husband. By turning my nose up at other couples, I've been able to hide my fear of being spotted.

Jackson Free Press | Eddie Outlaw | 05-01-2014 | LGBT

As Shepard Lay Dyingnew

The reason we need both hate-crime laws and awareness in our state and nation is simple: Too many people still commit crimes against random members of a group because they've been taught to hate or distrust that group.

Jackson Free Press | Donna Ladd | 04-17-2014 | LGBT

Seeking Asylumnew

Members of the LGBT community may not always feel welcome in this country, but if they met “Christina,” their perspective just might change. She is among the thousands who have fled their home countries over the years, not to come to the US and get a free ride, but because their very lives are in danger if they do not leave.

Worcester Magazine | Walter Bird Jr. | 04-10-2014 | LGBT